General Media Inquiries

dukenews@duke.edu

Schools and Colleges

Divinity School
Audrey Ward, associate dean, communications
audrey.ward@duke.edu
919-660-3416
http://www.divinity.duke.edu/news-media

Fuqua School of Business
Erin Medlyn, assistant dean, marketing
erin.medlyn@duke.edu
919-660-8090
http://fuqua.duke.edu/

Graduate School
Scott Behm, associate dean, communications
scott.behm@duke.edu
919-684-1655
http://gradschool.duke.edu/

Law School
Andrew Park, associate dean, communications, marketing, and events
andrew.park@law.duke.edu
919-613-7034
http://www.law.duke.edu/news/

Nicholas School of the Environment
Denise Haviland, associate dean, marketing & communications
denise.haviland@duke.edu
919-613-8074
http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/news

Pratt School of Engineering
Angela Brockelsby, executive director, communications & marketing
angela.brockelsby@duke.edu
http://www.pratt.duke.edu/

School of Medicine
Mason Essif, vice dean for communications and advancement
mason.essif@duke.edu
919-613-8637
http://medschool.duke.edu/
Other communications contacts:
http://medschool.duke.edu/communications/communicators-network/primary-contacts

School of Nursing
dukeuniversityschoolofnursingnews@dm.duke.edu
919-684-1624
http://nursing.duke.edu/

Sanford School of Public Policy
Kirsten Khire, associate dean, communications & marketing
kirsten.khire@duke.edu
919-613-7345
https://sanford.duke.edu/

Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Kathryn Kennedy, associate dean, communications & marketing
kathryn.kennedy@duke.edu
919-684-2548
http://trinity.duke.edu/

Matt Hartman, director of content strategy
matthew.hartman@duke.edu
919-684-2130
http://trinity.duke.edu/

Institutes and Centers

Cancer Institute
Julie Poucher Harbin, senior writer
 julie.harbin@duke.edu
919-684-7895
http://www.cancer.duke.edu/

Career Center
Megan Wilson, program and marketing coordinator
megan.wilson@duke.edu
919-660-1076
http://studentaffairs.duke.edu/career

Center for Child and Family Policy
Sarah Brantley, communications director
sarah.brantley@duke.edu
919-613-9350
http://www.childandfamilypolicy.duke.edu 

Center for Documentary Studies
Sarah Dwyer, director of communications for interdisciplinary studies and faculty advancement
sarah.dwyer@duke.edu
919-684-5379
http://documentarystudies.duke.edu/

Duke Clinical Research Institute

Willette Wilkins, head of strategic planning & development
willette.wilkins@duke.edu 
919-668-8416
http://dcri.org

Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute
Julie McKeel, director, communications
julie.mckeel@duke.edu
919-668-5939
http://www.ctsi.duke.edu/

Duke Initiative for Science & Society
Ben Shepard, assistant director,  marketing & communications
ben.shepard@duke.edu
919-668-0055
http://scienceandsociety.duke.edu/

Duke Institute for Brain Sciences
Dan Vahaba PhD, Director of Communications
daniel.vahaba@duke.edu
919 613 5014
https://dibs.duke.edu/

Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy
Patricia Green, director of communications
patricia.s.green@duke.edu
202-621-2800
http://healthpolicy.duke.edu/

Forum for Scholars & Publics
Michaela Dwyer, assistant director for communications
michaela.dwyer@duke.edu
919-681-8897
https://fsp.duke.edu/

Global Health Institute
Michael Penn, director of communication, marketing, and alumni relations
michael.penn@daa.duke.edu
919-681-6217
http://globalhealth.duke.edu/media/news

Human Vaccine Institute
Kelly Wright, communications director
kelly.wright@duke.edu
919-539-7411
http://dhvi.duke.edu/

Innovation + Entrepreneurship Initiative
Sarah Morrison, communications manager
sarah.morrison@duke.edu
919-613-9511
http://entrepreneurship.duke.edu

John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute
Michaela Dwyer, assistant director for communications
michaela.dwyer@duke.edu
919-681-8897
http://www.fhi.duke.edu/

Kenan Institute for Ethics
Sarah Rogers, assistant director for communications
sarah.rogers@duke.edu
919-660-3035
http://kenan.ethics.duke.edu/

Lemur Center
Sara Clark, communications director/guest experiences manager
sara.clark@duke.edu
919-401-7251
http://lemur.duke.edu/ 

Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Braden Welborn, director of communications
braden.welborn@duke.edu
919-613-0436
https://nicholasinstitute.duke.edu

Rhodes Information Initiative
Ariel Dawn, events and communications specialist
ariel.dawn@duke.edu
919-684-9312
http://bigdata.duke.edu/

Social Sciences Research Institute
Courtney Orning, director of communications
courtney.orning@duke.edu
919-681-1972
http://www.ssri.duke.edu/

Departments and Programs

Athletics

Kyle Sherba, executive director of communications
kyle.serba@duke.edu
919-668-1712

Art Chase, senior associate director of athletics/external affairs
chasea@duaa.duke.edu
919-684-2614

Jon Jackson, deputy director of athletics/men’s basketball and external affairs
jon.jackson@duke.edu
919-684-2624
http://www.goduke.com/

Bass Connections at Duke
Sarah Dwyer, director of communications, interdisciplinary studies at Duke
sarah.dwyer@duke.edu
919-684-5379
http://bassconnections.duke.edu/

DukeEngage
Sarah Rogers, assistant director for communications
919-660-3035
http://dukeengage.duke.edu/

Libraries
Aaron Welborn, director of communications
aaron.welborn@duke.edu
919-660-5816
http://library.duke.edu/

Offices and Administrative Units

Alumni Engagement and Development
Tracey Temne, associate vice president, marketing, communications, and stewardship
tracey.temne@duke.edu
919-681-0448
http://giving.duke.edu

Christina Holder, senior director, communications & marketing
christina.holder@duke.edu
919-681-6217
http://www.dukealumni.com/

Arts, Office of the Vice Provost
Frances Howorth, director of communications
frances.howorth@duke.edu
919-660-6682
http://www.arts.duke.edu

Chapel
James Todd, communications manager
james.todd@duke.edu
919-684-2032
http://www.chapel.duke.edu/events

Civic Engagement, Office of
Lindsey Miller, communications specialist
lindsey.miller@duke.edu
919-6678-0456
http://civic.duke.edu

Development
See Alumni Engagement and Development

Duke in D.C.
Jeff Harris, director, Duke in D.C.
jeff.harris@duke.edu
202-524-4992
https://dukeindc.duke.edu

Duke Forest
Blake Tedder, communications and engagement coordinator
blake.tedder@duke.edu
919-613-8631
http://dukeforest.duke.edu

Duke Health
vacant
http://corporate.dukemedicine.org/news_and_publications/news_office

Duke Health & Well-Being  (Duke Integrative Medicine)
Cat de Montjoye, marketing manager
cd104@duke.edu
919-660-6845
http://www.dukeintegrativemedicine.org/

Durham and Community Affairs
Michelle Benham, director of communications 
https://community.duke.edu/

Faculty Advancement, Office of the Vice Provost
Sarah Dwyer, director of communications
sarah.dwyer@duke.edu
919-684-5379
https://facultyadvancement.duke.edu

Federal Relations, Office of
Melissa Vetterkind, assistant vice president
melissa.vetterkind@duke.edu
http://federalrelations.duke.edu/

Gardens, Sarah P. Duke
Orla Swift, director of marketing and communications
orla.swift@duke.edu
919-668-6451
http://gardens.duke.edu/

Human Resources
Paul Grantham, assistant vice president of communication services
paul.grantham@duke.edu
919-681-4534
http://www.hr.duke.edu/

Human Resources/Working@Duke
Leanora Minai, executive director of communications, communication services
leanora.minai@duke.edu
919-681-4533
http://today.duke.edu/working

Information Technology, Office of
Camille Jackson, director of communications
camille.jackson@duke.edu
919-668-2995
http://www.oit.duke.edu/

Interdisciplinary Studies, Vice Provost Office
Sarah Dwyer, director of communications
sarah.dwyer@duke.edu
919-684-5379
https://sites.duke.edu/interdisciplinary

Leadership Education at Duke Divinity
Kelly Gilmer, executive director
kgilmer@div.duke.edu
919-613-5338
http://www.faithandleadership.com/

Learning Innovation & Lifetime Education
Hillary Culbertson, senior director of marketing and communication
hilary.culbertson@duke.edu
919-660-8463
http://learninginnovation.duke.edu/

Magazine, Duke
Andrea Billups, managing editor
andrea.billups@daa.duke.edu
919-684-2883
http://www.dukemagazine.duke.edu/

Museum of Art, Nasher
Wendy Hower, manager of marketing and communications
wendy.hower@duke.edu
919-684-3314
http://www.nasher.duke.edu/

Police
Peter Jeffries, communications and records manager
peter.jeffries@duke.edu
919-684-2068
http://duke.edu/police

President’s Office
Laura Brinn, senior director of communications and engagement
laura.brinn@duke.edu
919-684-8978
http://president.duke.edu/

Press, Duke University
Emily Young, books marketing director
eyoung@duke.edu
919-687-3654
http://www.dukeupress.edu/index.php

Provost’s Office
Laura Howes, assistant vice provost for interdisciplinary and academic communications
laura.howes@duke.edu
919-681-8975
http://provost.duke.edu

Climate Communications
Evan Heisman, climate communications coordinator
evan.heisman@duke.edu
919-660-1434
http://climate.duke.edu

Undergraduate Scholars and Fellows, Office of (OUSF)
Carla Burkhard
919-660-3070
https://www.ousf.duke.edu/

Undergraduate Admissions
Meghan Rushing, senior assistant director
919-684-8584
https://www.admissions.duke.edu

University Communications and Marketing
General Media Inquiries
Dukenews@duke.edu
919-812-6603

Digital and Brand Strategy
Blyth Morrell, assistant vice president of digital and brand strategy
blyth.morrell@duke.edu
brand.duke.edu | duke.edu

Media Relations
Greg Phillips, executive director of university communications
steve.hartsoe@duke.edu
news.duke.edu

Duke Today
Geoffrey Mock, executive director & editor-in-chief Duke Today
geoffrey.mock@duke.edu
919-681-4514
http://today.duke.edu/

Research Communications
Karl Bates, executive director of research communications
karl.bates@duke.edu
919-681-8054
http://research.duke.edu/

Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club
Sheena Cooper, marketing manager
scooper@wdigc.com
919-313-2822
http://www.washingtondukeinn.com/